REV F. T. READ
The death is announc'ed from Christchurch of tho Rev. Frederick Thomas Read, aged 70. At the time of his death, Mr Read was a membcr of the North Canterhury Hospital Board and a member of the executive of the Christchurch Returned Soldiers' Association' and acting as supernumery minister at Heathcote Methodist Church. Mr Read had a long association with the' Christchurch Returned Soldiers' Association, being an executive membcr from 1930 to the time of* his death, being president from 1931 to Aprii, 1935, and was during part of that timo chairman of the benevolent committee of the branch. He volunteexed for active service in 1914 and was chaplain on the hospital ship Marama in 1915 going to Egypt. He made three trips in that vessel from Egypt to England with wounded, and except for nine months spent at a macliine-gun ounp at Papawai, re named with her until he returned to New Zealand in 1918.
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 165, 30 July 1937, Page 6
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